OpenAI, Meta, DeepMind workers dismiss AI mass-killing warnings, BBC reports

Workers from OpenAI, Meta and DeepMind told the BBC in a Sept. 19 report they doubt unchecked AI development will produce tools that kill people en masse. Responses to recent extinction warnings included "Lol", "Haaaaaa" and "Bringing the luls". All spoke anonymously. Divergent insider views complicate decisions on when restraint is warranted.